bulwark

bulwark has 8 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 7.

Definitions

• n.. A rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork.
• n.. That which secures against an enemy, or defends from attack; any means of defense or protection.
• n.. The sides of a ship above the upper deck.
• v. t.. To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by fortification; to protect.
• n.. a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
• n.. a fencelike structure around a deck (usually plural)
• n.. an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; "they stormed the ramparts of the city"; "they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"
• v.. defend with a bulwark